Nissan Serena 2005 vs Dodge Caravan 2001
| Gearbox: | Automatic | Automatic | |
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| Engine: | 2.0 Petrol | 2.4 Petrol | |
| Camshaft drive: | Timing chain | Timing belt | |
| Engine chain usually needs to be replaced less often than the timing belt, but the cost of replacing the chain is usually higher. Chain motors are considered to be more reliable, but noisier and more vibration generating. | |||
Performance | |||
| Power: | 147 HP | 152 HP | |
| Torque: | 200 NM | 226 NM | |
| Acceleration 0-100 km/h: | n/a seconds | 12.5 seconds | |
| Nissan Serena engine produces 5 HP less power than Dodge Caravan, whereas torque is 26 NM less than Dodge Caravan. | |||
Fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption (l/100km): | no data | 10.6 | |
| Fuel tank capacity: | 60 litres | 76 litres | |
| Read the article "Fuel Efficiency: How to Reduce Fuel Consumption" to learn more about fuel economy. | |||
Engines | |||
| Engine production duration: | 15 years | 15 years | |
| Engine spread: | Installed on at least 2 other car models, including Nissan X-Trail, Nissan Qashqai | Installed on at least 7 other car models, including Chrysler Grand Voyager, Chrysler Voyager, Jeep Cherokee, Dodge Grand Caravan | |
| In general, the longer and for more car models an engine is produced, the better its serviceability and availability of spare parts. Dodge Caravan might be a better choice in this respect. | |||
| Hydraulic tappets: | no | yes | |
| The Dodge Caravan engine has hydraulic tappets (lifters), providing quieter operation and no need for periodic adjustment, but they are more complex in design and can cause serious engine damage in case of failure. | |||
| Dodge Caravan 2001 2.4 engine: This engine features a thin-walled cast-iron cylinder block, an aluminum cylinder head with dual overhead camshafts, a timing belt system, two balance shafts, hydraulic lifters, a dual-mass flywheel, and a dampened crankshaft pulley. It has received numerous ... More about Dodge Caravan 2001 2.4 engine | |||
Dimensions | |||
| Length: | 4.69 m | 4.80 m | |
| Width: | 1.70 m | 2.00 m | |
| Height: | 1.84 m | 1.75 m | |
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Nissan Serena is smaller, but higher. Nissan Serena is 11 cm shorter than the Dodge Caravan, 30 cm narrower, while the height of Nissan Serena is 9 cm higher. | |||
| Seats: | no data | 7 seats | |
| Trunk capacity: | no data | 566 litres | |
| Trunk capacity with 7 seats: | no data | 566 litres | |
| Trunk max capacity: with rear seats folded down |
no data | 4160 litres | |
| Turning diameter: | 11 meters | no data | |
| Gross weight (kg): | 1`610 | 2`454 | |
| Safety: | no data | no data | |
| Quality: | no data | no data | |
| Average price (€): | no data | 1600 | |
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